Felting Experiment Part 1
I had an inquiry today about O~Wool Classic . Someone wanted to know if it felts. I haven't made many felted items so I decided to test it out.
Here's what I know about felting:
Use a wool yarn or something that's MOSTLY wool
Put it in a zippered pillowcase if you like having dry floors
Use hot water
Yep, that's about it. I've done a couple felted needle cases and it was really fun but it makes me sad to see my knitting getting SMALLER. I'm too impatient to felt regularly. I would have to be on some kind of anxiety medication and/or antidepressants. I'm the kind of knitter that measures her knitting every row, even when I know I'm inches away from completion.
So, I'm anxiously awaiting my felting results. I started with a 4 inch wide by 3.5 inch long sample (see, I couldn't even hold out to get a square swatch) in Robin's Egg Blue. It's 100% Organic Merino and supposed to be handwashed, so I would THINK it would felt, but we shall see. It's in the washer now. I will soon have my results, but it won't be soon enough.
Here's prefelting, stockinette on size 4 needles (typically O~Wool is knitted on size 2-3, but I tend to knit tight on small needles)
